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Writing for public audiences in a variety of media has become a common feature of PhD research. This blog discusses what pubic writing adds to the PhD journey.
Voluntary model contracts could boost researcher mobility and set standards for career development, says Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva
Ireland has launched a five-year strategy to boost research and innovation. It sets out how the newly minted funder Research Ireland can shape the country’s research landscape, not just fund it.
By treating leadership as a future role, research training overlooks skills trainees practice daily and delays their development.
The solution is not to replace existing PhD programs, but to add a STEM innovation PhD track.
Underrepresentation of Black students in doctoral study is well known, and yet progress remains painfully slow.
In the 1st installment of 3 career-focused articles, scientists who completed books as early-career researchers reflect on the positive outcomes the experience had on their professional development.
Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis, we show how different combinations of science, gender equality, and social policies interact to constitute five distinct national pathways for gender-fair early career progression.
Networks demand government and EU intervention to raise standards at universities and research institutions.
Early career researchers’ path to independence is unnecessarily bumpy
The Spark grants scheme, run by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), anonymises applications. This has meant a more diverse range of winners, particularly younger scientists and those new to SNSF funding.
This article offers advice for graduate students and research mentors on how to have better conversations about career planning.
The CESAER university association is calling on the European Commission to pilot a 'Choose Europe for a research career' programme to tackle brain drain and precarity in research careers.
Addressing the link between poor treatment of early-career researchers and academic misconduct.
In April, the European Commission will open its annual MSCA postdoctoral fellowships call to help connect excellent researchers with host institutions around the world.
